Black-eared Red-backed Vole vs scurvy-grass

Eothenomys olitor compared with Cochlearia officinalis

Key Differences

• Black-eared Red-backed Vole is Least Concern while scurvy-grass is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	scurvy-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Cricetidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Eothenomys	Cochlearia
Species	Eothenomys olitor	Cochlearia officinalis

Conservation Status

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

scurvy-grass

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-eared Red-backed Vole	scurvy-grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scurvy-grass

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Black-eared Red-backed Vole

The Black-eared Red-backed Vole (Eothenomys olitor) is a species in the genus Eothenomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.